Online Courses

The online courses offered at Hostos Community College are designed for students who are interested in registering for courses that provide an active and effective learning environment as well as the flexibility of participating either entirely or partially outside the traditional classroom by way of the Internet, online.

Fully Online or Asynchronous Courses:

In these courses at least 80% of the class activities will take place online. Students participate in the class, via the Internet, from anywhere and at their own time. Students will be expected to complete assignments at a computer and participate in online discussions.

Courses with an Online Component or Hybrid Courses:

In these courses at least 50% of the class activities will take place online. Students participate in the class, via the Internet, from anywhere and at their own time. Students will be expected to complete assignments at a computer and participate in online discussions.

Web-Enhanced Courses:

In these courses the instruction is conducted in the traditional face-to-face mode with an added web component to enhance the students learning experience.

Students interested in these courses will need:

Access to the Internet at home, at the college, at work, or at a local library.

Visit the Hostos Blackboard Tutorial to learn how to access the online classes
and to become familiar with the
Blackboard environment.

Consider attending any of the workshops that are designed to facilitate access to online classes and familiarize students with the Blackboard environment. These workshops will begin two weeks before classes start. The workshop schedule is posted at: www.hostos.cuny.edu/oaa/StudentsWorkshops.asp.

Send an e-mail message to the instructor of
the class informing him/her
of their interest in registering for
his/her online class.